And finally, freshman Dawid Rechul will represent the Crimson at heavyweight. Rechul has been nothing less than remarkable this season, fighting tooth and nail with wrestlers that are more experienced, not to mention a lot heavier. In one of the most exciting matches of the season, Rechul lost a tight 6-5 match to Penn's Bandele Adeniyi-Bada, now seeded first at the EIWA tournament.
"I pity the guy who gets him [this weekend]," Coach Weiss said.
The tournament lasts two full days, and will work by double elimination. The top two wrestlers from each weight class are guaranteed spots at Nationals. Six wildcard tickets are given to other top wrestlers in the tournament, without regard to weight class.
"We prepare everyone to win Easterns as an individual so as a team we can win," said Coach Weiss. "We are the most prepared we have been as a team. It will be neat to watch it all unfold."